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This Week:
A Night of Honor
Photos 2
Maintenance
Notification 3
EMS Week
Schedule of Events 4
Medic Store Open
House 5
Medic in the Media 6
Vacation Cash Out 7
Training Schedule 8
Medic Calendar 8
News From The Front Line May 17, 2010
The MEDIC Dispatch
Mecklenburg
EMS
Agency
Dates to
Remember:
May 17th
PALS Training
1300-1700
May 20th
PALS Training
1800-2200
A special thank you to the more than 70 Medic
honorees that were in attendance to the “A
Night of Honor” themed ROSC (Return of
Spontaneous Circulation) events, May 10th and
May 12th. It was truly an emotional, proud and
celebratory event for both the honorees and
their guests.
The event captured the emotional value and
impact our EMTs and Paramedics continue to
make everyday on individuals and families throughout the greater Charlotte metro area. Many
EMTs and Paramedics were in attendance to receive their first pin, while others in the crowd
received new pins for their multiple ROSCs during the year 2009.
In addition to honoring the ROSC efforts of our field employees, the night also recognized
other members of the Medic family. Stars of Life recipients Mike Sherriff, Don Robinson and
Jonathan Wise were featured in a video dedication by their supervisor(s) as to how each
individual embodies Medic Standards of Excellence every day. CMED Assistant Supervisor,
Bryan Hancock was recognized for his outstanding dedication and service to the community as
the 2010 Outstanding Medic for the Burnette/Nobles Safety Award. The night also paid tribute
to Mike Gilmore who will soon retire from the Medic Tactical EMS program (better known as
the Medic SWAT unit). Mike Gilmore has been an original member of the Medic SWAT unit
since its inception more than 16 years ago.
Photos from both ROSC events will soon be available online. A link from Nikkie Perry will be
sent out later this week with all the photos taken during the May 10th and May 12th events.
For now, please turn to page two for a photo highlight of the Monday, May 10th ROSC
celebration! The Medic Dispatch will run a full page photo spread of the Wednesday, May 12th
ROSC celebration in next week’s edition of the Medic Dispatch In addition, a DVD of the ROSC
celebrations will be made for any employee who wishes to view the ROSC celebration from
the comfort of their home.
Many thanks to everyone who participated in our two ROSC events including all honorees and
their families, supervisors as well as special guests, Dr. Paul Colavita of Carolinas HealthCare
Sanger Heart & Vascular Institute; Dr. Yele Aluko of MidCarolina Cardiology and Debi Faubion,
current President of Mecklenburg Medical Alliance and Endowment (MMAE).
It was truly a wonderful night of honor!
A Night of Honor
EMS Week 2010
is Here!
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A Night of Honor
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During EMS Week each Medic employee can choose from one of the four gift
options as shown. Employees have two ways to submit the gift option of their
choice:
1) Send Nikkie Perry an e-mail at [email protected] indicating the option
number, size and preferred color (of the two available colors only).
Example: Option #1, Size: Small, Color: Navy
2) Stop by the Medic Store Open House on Tuesday, May 18th or on
Thursday, May 20th from 2:30—7:00 pm and indicate your Medic
Employee Gift option number, size and preferred color.
All Medic Employee Gift selections must be selected no later than Thursday, May 20th. Please contact Nikkie Perry in
the PR department at [email protected] or ext. 6178 if you have any questions about the Medic Employee Gift.
Medic Employee Gift Option
Please be aware that at midnight on Friday, May 21st, Time
Warner Cable will perform telecom initial maintenance.
There be a service interruption from 1 to 10 minutes on
the T-1 that carries out internet and mobile mapping data
traffic due to this maintenance.
Units will not track in CAD, receive call data or routes
(they will still track on the MDT in the unit), nor will they
be able to transmit status changes. Please be aware to
make their status changes for them. The EPCR data
transmitted to unit's tablets will not be available during this
time frame; however it should "catch up" when
connectivity is restored.
Because the service interruption will occur on midnight,
overnight shifts late Thursday night into early Friday
morning will be affected during the service interruption.
Please contact Communications Manager, Todd Sims at
[email protected] or 6173, for any questions about
the upcoming service interruption. Thank you.
Telecom Initial Maintenance Notification
Donate a pint of blood during Medic’s Community Blood
Drive, this Thursday, May 20th from 5:30 pm—7:30 pm
and enter for a chance to win a StayCation!
The StayCation includes a one-night stay at a luxury
hotel, a $75.00 gift certificate to an upscale restaurant
and a $25.00 gift certificate to a movie theater.
The Community Bloodmobile will be parked out in the
front Medic parking lot. To donate blood, please be sure to
make an appointment by contacting Nurse Kate at
[email protected] or ext. 6100. You can also make an
appointment by registering online at www.cbcc.us/donate
and typing in the sponsor code “Medic”.
For more information about the Medic Community
Blood Drive, please be sure to contact Nurse Kate.
Thank you.
Win a StayCation!
Heritage Cross Polos Employee Gift Option #1:
Navy Blue and White Colors Only
Ash City Polos Employee Gift Option #2:
Navy Blue and White Colors Only
Charles River Pullover Jackets Employee Gift Option #3:
Navy Blue and Stone Colors Only
Charles River Island Jackets Employee Gift Option #4:
Navy Blue and Stone Colors Only
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It’s here, it’s here! Please be sure to check out the official EMS Schedule of Events below so that
you and members of your family can take part in everything EMS Week 2010 has to offer!
Be on the Lookout!
Event Day Time
Kickoff Breakfast and Extranet
Demo (AM Shift) Monday, May 17th 3:30 am—8:30 am
Ice Cream Social Monday, May 17th 2:30 pm—7:30 pm
Kickoff Snack Items and
Extranet Demo (PM Shift) Monday, May 17th 2:30 pm—7:30 pm
EMS Cookout Tuesday, May 18th 11:30 am—8:00 pm
Medic Arcade Tuesday, May 18th 11:30 am—8:00 pm
Medic Store Open House Tuesday, May 18th 2:30 pm—7:00 pm
Kickoff Breakfast and Extranet
Demo (AM Shift) Wednesday, May 19th 3:30 am—8:30 am
Ice Cream Social Wednesday, May 19th 2:30 pm—7:30 pm
Kickoff Snack Items and
Extranet Demo (PM Shift) Wednesday, May 19th 2:30 pm—7:30 pm
EMS Cookout Thursday, May 20th 11:30 am—8:00 pm
Medic Arcade Thursday, May 20th 11:30 am—8:00 pm
Medic Store Open House Thursday, May 20th 2:30 pm—7:00 pm
**Talent Showcase**
(Cancelled due to lack of interest) Thursday, May 20th 8:00 pm—9:30 pm
Kickball Tournament Game Friday, May 21st 3:30 pm—5:30 pm
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The Medic Store will host an open house this Tuesday, May 18th and
this Thursday, May 20th from 2:30 pm—7:30 pm out in the Bay
Area.
Employees can select to purchase both new and currently in-stock items.
Many different types of samples and sizes will be on display for employees
to try on and/or choose from. The list of featured items will include: hats
(adjustable and fitted), polo shirts, t-shirts, jackets, pens, and much more,
all complete with the Medic logo!
If you are planning to purchase from the Medic Store during EMS Week, please be reminded that employees are no longer
able to have the items deducted from their payroll. Cash, check and credit cards are the only acceptable forms
of payment.
We hope to see you at the Medic Store on Tuesday, May 18th and Thursday, May 20th from 2:30 pm—7:30 pm
during EMS Week. If you have any questions, please contact Nikkie Perry at [email protected] or ext. 6178. Thanks!
Place Your Medic Store Orders This Week!
Every event during EMS Week
2010 will have a raffle ticket or
number of raffle tickets attached
to it. The more EMS Week
events you attend, the more raffle
tickets you will
accumulate.
At the end of
this week,
submitted raffle tickets will be drawn to determine the
winner of some really cool prizes like the ones seen in this
article. So, attend all that EMS Week has to offer and be sure
to hold on to your raffle tickets!
Limit one prize win per employee.
EMS Week 2010 Raffle Ticket Distribution
Extranet Demo = 3 Tickets
Ice Cream Social = 2 Tickets
EMS Cookout = 1 Ticket
Bring a Guest to the EMS Cookout = 1 Ticket
Participate in the Kickball Tournament = 2 Tickets
Will You Have the Winning Ticket?
In recognition of EMS Week
2010, our partners at
Carolinas HealthCare System
and Presbyterian Hospital will
team up to honor the
outstanding work you do.
Beginning May 16th, both hospitals will provide EMS
personnel with meals as they arrive at their facilities.
The combined schedule for both hospitals is as followed:
May 16th PH-Matthews
May 17th CMC University
May 18th PH-Charlotte
May 19th CMC Main
May 20th CMC Pineville
May 21st PH-Huntersville
May 22nd CMC Mercy
Each facility (on their assigned day) will provide meals at
lunch and dinner for any EMS personnel that arrives while
on duty. On the alternate days (unassigned days) snacks
and drinks will be provided when EMS personnel arrive on
duty. Come Hungry!
Come Hungry!
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The beginning of April was an extremely busy month for both the Medic PR department and the Agency. On April 1st,
Medic’s Lucky Hearts Campaign participated in a press conference in honor of State Representative Becky Carney.
Representative Carney celebrated her “new” birthday on this day, because exactly one year before the press conference
date Carney suffered a cardiac arrest and was saved by a public use AED in the State Legislative Building.
In honor of Carney’s new birthday, several organizations donated toward the purchase of 20 AEDs to be distributed
throughout Mecklenburg County. The Press Conference announced that Medic’s own Lucky Hearts Campaign would be
heading up the efforts to interview nominees, train individuals in CPR/AED awareness and distribute the AEDs.
Also during the first two weeks of April, Medic participated in an MCI Drill with the NC National Guard, as well as other
County first responders. Several news outlets were present and our employees were featured on almost every station.
A huge thank you to Kevin Staley and Brian Smith, who participated in media interviews on behalf of Medic. If you would
like to check out our employees in action, please go to www.medic911.com/video_gallery_news.
Finally, Medic celebrated National Telecommunicator Week by pitching a few stories at our local media. Channel 9
visited CMED during Telecommunicator Week to take a peek at our dispatch center and to get more background
information on our CMED employees, their training and certifications. The PR department would like to thank Todd
Simms for participating in the interview and thank the entire CMED crew! If you would like to check out the interview,
again please visit www.medic911.com/video_gallery_news.
In total, Medic and our employees were mentioned a total of 213 times during the month of April including several
serious calls – from multiple patient MVA’s to several shootings. Below is a chart representing our overall April media
placements:
The Medic PR department invites all employees and their families to check out the several new additions to our news
coverage. The recent clips that have been added include: Telecommunicator Week, two MCI Drill clips, Lucky Hearts/
Becky Carney Press Conference and a STEMI protocol interview. To view the latest Medic news coverage please visit
www.medic911.com/video_gallery_news.
If you have any suggestions for the PR department or if you have a call that you would like to highlight, please contact
Kristin Young in the PR Department at extension 6165 or [email protected].
Medic in the Media
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As we start EMS Week 2010,
please be mindful that the Agency
will be utilizing areas in, around
and near the Bay Area for EMS
Week festivities.
Starting today, the parking area
currently used by motorcyclists
will be closed off in preparation
for the EMS Week Cookout.
Please be sure to make note of the change and plan for
alternate parking accordingly. The coned area will be solely
used for EMS Week setup and activities. All personal vehicle
parking in this area will be restricted.
Please feel free to contact Nikkie Perry at
[email protected] or ext. 6178 or Ted Wise at
[email protected] or 6153 if you have any questions
about the use of the motorcycle parking lot for EMS Week.
Thank you.
Motorcycle Parking
There will be no May Inservice. The next Inservice will take
place in June.
However, two Paramedic refresher courses will be offered
during the last week of May:
What: 12-Lead ECG Refresher class at Medic
When: May 25th & 27th, 12:00 pm -16:00 pm
Where: Medic Auditorium
Sign up sheets for the two Paramedic refresher classes are
currently located in the Bay Area.
If you have any questions about the Paramedic refresher
courses, please contact Education Coordinator, Robin
Pariso at [email protected] or ext. 6143. Thank you.
No May InService
Purpose
To allow employees to cash-out a limited amount of accrued vacation time on an annual basis.
Policy
Employees who have more than 30 days (240 hours) of accrued vacation will be allowed to
“cash-out” a minimum of one (1) day (8 hours) up to a maximum of five (5) days (40 hours) per
year for the amount of days over 30. This “cash-out” will be included in the second pay period of June. Vacation hours accrued thru the first paycheck in June will be used as the vacation “cash-out” eligibility criteria. Vacation hours used,
accrued, or earned during the “cash-out” pay period will not be considered in determining vacation “cash-out” eligibility. All
“cash-outs” must be in increments of 8-hours only. No partial days will be accepted.
Employees who want to take advantage of this benefit must have at least 240-hours remaining in their accrual balance after the “cash-out”.
Vacation “cash-out” requests must be submitted through completion of the “Vacation Cash-Out Form” to the Payroll
department. A copy of the completed form will then be forwarded to Human Resources to be included in the personnel
files.
The Payroll department has the authority to make necessary adjustments in an employee’s “cash-out” request if the “cash-
out” hours have been incorrectly requested (i.e., the number of “cash-out” hours is greater than the number of “cash-out”
hours available). For more information on Medic’s vacation cash out policy, please contact Accounting Coordinator, Darlene
Hicks at [email protected] or ext. 6113. Thank you.
It’s That Time of Year Again...Vacation Cash Out!
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Visit Us on the Web!
www.medic911.com
MEDIC Mecklenburg EMS Agency
4525 Statesville Road
Charlotte, NC 28269
Tel: 704-943-6000
Fax: 704-943-6001
May 2010 Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat
1 B
2 B 3 A
4 A
5 B 6 B 7 A
PALS Training
1300—1700
8 A
9 A 10 B
PALS Training
1300—1700
11 B
12 A
13 A
14 B
PALS Training
1300—1700
15 B
16 B 17 A
PALS Training
1300—1700
18 A
19 B
20 B
PALS Training
1800—2200
21 A
22 A
23 A
24 B
25 B 26 A 27 A
PALS Training
1800—2200
28 B
29 B
30 B 31 A
In-Service
Training
Medic Events
Holidays
Recertification Testing
Medic Calendar 2010 Training Schedule
AHA Refresher Classes at Medic
CLASS TIME: 1300-1700 **except where otherwise noted
CPR
JULY - 9, 12, 16, 19 / 22, 29 ** 1800-2200
OCT - 8, 11, 15, 18 / 21, 28 ** 1800-2200
PALS
MAY - 7, 10, 14, 17 = 1300-1700 / ** MAY 20, 27 1800-2200
AUG - 6, 9, 13, 16 = 1300-1700 / ** AUG 19, 26 1800-2200
NOV - 5, 8, 12, 15 = 1300-1700 / NO NIGHT CLASSES
ACLS
JUNE - 4, 7, 11, 14 = 1300-1700 / ** JUNE 17, 24 1800-2200
SEPT - 10, 13, 17, 20 = 1300-1700 / ** SEPT 23, 30 1800-2200
DEC - 3, 6, 10, 13 = 1300-1700 / NO NIGHT CLASSES
NC Scope of Practice Recertification
Testing
**YOU MUST RECERTIFY DURING YOUR TEST MONTH**
ALL CON ED must be up to date at time of testing.
To schedule a test appt date and time, email Robin Pariso at [email protected]
JULY 9, 10, 12, 16, 17, 19 (Expiration Dates AUG – OCT 2010)
OCT 8, 9, 11, 15, 16, 18 (Expiration Dates NOV, DEC 2010, JAN 2011)
DEC 10, 11, 13, 17, 18, 20 (Expiration Dates FEB – APR 2011)
PRE-REGISTRATION IS REQUIRED FOR ALL CLASSES. ALL CLASSES HELD IN MEDIC AUDITORIUM